IMHO, if one wishes to cosplay Strider in his Strider 2 outfit, it is better to, instead of getting jika-tabi, get split-toe socks and waraji sandals. Not only does that constitue a historically accurate japanese footwear (tabi boots are a very recent invention), it is also what Hiryu himself actually wears in Strider 2 and the VS series

Does that mean Hien is a party pooper? His attire was much more unrealistic/futuristic in the in-game arts and concept arts (even though his in-game model was nearly identical to Hiryu's).

That or it's the space future ninja equivalent of a chef outfit

See, Hien was stuck with space future ninja kitchen duty and the last person who attempted cooking there did not clean up after themselves and it resulted in some sort of mutant final boss food abomination that Hien had to subdue and it was so diguisting that he turned on the Striders and

I'll just stop now

Failing attempt to stay on topic: Cute ninja socks. Apparently they're illegal in Massachusetts and California or something (because I guess being a ninja is illegal), but the last time I heard about that was like three years ago. :V

Failing attempt to stay on topic: Cute ninja socks. Apparently they're illegal in Massachusetts and California or something (because I guess being a ninja is illegal), but the last time I heard about that was like three years ago. :V[/color]

Google search brings up nothing about that. Massachusetts and California probably found out Hiryu was wearing those and they didn't want any trouble in case he visited